Travel RN - ICU
Rapid City, South Dakota
Staffing partner
Posted Aug 14
- Shift
- 12-hour days
- Hours a week
- 36
- Unit
- ICU
- Contract
- 17 weeks
What the listing says
Role
- Schedule
- 12-hour days · 3 a week · 36 hours
- Term
- 17 weeks · starts Sep 8, 2026 · Travel
- Setting
- Hospital
- Accepts
- RN
- Staffing partner
- American Traveler
Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.
Pay
- Travel package
- Housing provided
About this role
Assignment Overview Shift: Days, 3x12hrs Hours: 36 hrs/wk Start Date: Sep 8, 2026 Length: 17 weeks Openings: 1 American Traveler is hiring an experienced ICU RN for a 12-hour day shift assignment requiring an active SD or compact RN license.
- Details
- Work in the ICU of a hospital setting
- 12-hour day shift schedule
- 36 hours per week
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- Requirements
- Active RN license (SD or Compact) currently in hand
- Prior ICU nursing experience required
- Two professional references dated within the last year required for consideration
- Additional Information
- Must reside outside a 100-mile radius of the facility to be eligible for this position
- Facility is very traveler-friendly and known for renewing travelers
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Requirements
- Active RN license (SD or Compact) currently in hand
- Prior ICU nursing experience required
- Two professional references dated within the last year required for consideration
- Additional Information
- Must reside outside a 100-mile radius of the facility to be eligible for this position
- Facility is very traveler-friendly and known for renewing travelers
Place
- City
- Rapid City, South Dakota
- Median rent
- $1,109/mo
- Local household income
- $70,870/yr
- Metro price level
- 11% below the national average
- Address
- 512 Main St Suite 240 - Floor 2, Rapid City, SD 57701, USA
rent and tenant-paid utilities
all local households, not nurse pay
Rapid City area index 89.2, where 100 is the national average.
Rapid City, known as the 'Gateway to the Black Hills,' offers nurses frontier charm and outdoor adventure. Downtown features the City of Presidents walking tour with bronze presidential statues. Mount Rushmore and Badlands National Park sit within easy driving distance for weekend exploration.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
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About the employer
American Traveler is a travel nursing staffing agency that places experienced registered nurses in temporary 13-week contract assignments at hospitals across multiple states. Assignments are located in diverse geographic settings, from Rapid City, SD, to Michigan's Upper Peninsula and Atlanta,…
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ICU / Critical Care is a specialty you move into. The classic route: base year, then transfer in.
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- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
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- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?